Re: [Aspell-user] Aspell LGPL license

[Tierra]

Thanks Kevin, I did notice your long compilation of copyright notices
with the English dictionary. That will be added if in the end we
decide to go that route. It looks to be a much better solution than
something like this:
http://www.polarsoftware.com/products/spellchecker/index.asp

Especially when there's already a interface written up between Aspell
and wxWidgets from Joseph Blough. It's the perfect solution if I can
get it all working and the copyrights and licenses all work out.

Bryan Petty

On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 23:21:50 -0600 (MDT), Kevin Atkinson <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tue, 5 Oct 2004, Tierra wrote:
> 
> > > Aspell in under the LGPL as it clearly says in the manual.
> > >
> > > Each dictionary is under its own copyright.  The English dictionary is
> > > under a much weaker copyright than the LGPL.  Some others or LGPL while
> > > many are GPL.  I do not control the copyright of the dictionaries and
> > > accept anything which meats the FSF definition of "free".
> >
> > What I'm getting at, is can I use Aspell with English dictionary in a
> > proprietary work? If I can, what notices (copyright and otherwise),
> > EULAs, and source do I have to include?
> 
> Yes please reread the English dictionary copyright carefully.  I compiled
> it from many sources so it retains the copyright of all of them.  You
> should probably include the copyright notice as I give it somewhere in
> your program.  The Aspell source needs to be made available to those who
> request it.  The English dictionary source does not necessarily have to be
> included since it is under a weaker license than the LGPL.
> 
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